Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski
Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski | |
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Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski, as depicted in a painting by Jan Matejko, depicting the Union of Lublin. | |
| Born | 20 September 1503 |
| Died | 1572 (aged 68–69) Wolbórz |
| Other names | Modrevius |
| Father | Jakub Modrzewski |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Renaissance philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy Polish philosophy |
| Main interests | Politics, theology |
| Notable works | Commentaries on the Improvement of the Commonwealth (1551) |
| Notable ideas | Equality before the law |
Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski (20 September 1503 – 1572), known in Latin as Andreas Fricius Modrevius, was a Polish Renaissance scholar, humanist and theologian, called "the father of Polish democracy". His book De Republica emendanda (O poprawie Rzeczypospolitej) was widely read and praised across most of Renaissance Europe, influencing thinkers such as Jean Bodin, Hugo Grotius and Johannes Althusius.